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Where Does The Last Name Shmelev Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shmelev (Georgian: შმელევი, Russian: Шмелев) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shmelev? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 55,602^nd most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 798,110 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Shmelev live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 7,828 people, or 1 in 18,411. In Russia Shmelev is most numerous in: Moscow, where 15 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Beside Russia this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 9 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.

Shmelev Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shmelev surname is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus, Orthodox (91%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (95%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shmelev surname are 14.28% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 61.05% registered to vote for the party.

Shmelev earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.95% more than the national average, earning $49,598 USD per year.